Check out the photo galleries below or our interactive 360 tours here
Downstairs
The food preparation area
The York stone floor is under-floor heated. The table comfortably seats 8.
We always provide a well decorated Christmas tree
Flowers from the garden
There is provision for a welcoming cup of tea when you arrive?
An Isle of Mull chess set (reproduction of course) is on an ancient oak refectory table
A shower room is accessed via the spacious hall. The spiral stairs can be made safe for children.
The downstairs shower room and toilet
Both of the bathrooms with baths are upstairs
There is a curved wall in the hall and twin bedroom
This twin bedroom is often used by grandparents when Tyas Cottage is the venue for family get togethers
Another view of the downstairs twin bedroom
The Spiral staircase to the upstairs living room and bedrooms. There is a traditional staircase in the private barbecue area.
From the top of the outside staircase
See the upstairs gallery for the upstairs layout
Outside and the Shared Garden
Looking eastwards. The secure private garden to the left. The weather vane was made by Brian Fell.
Thanks to our warm summer, we have a great crop of apples and grapes
There is a Type 2 EV charger for the use of guests
The private secure garden viewed from balcony off the living room
Spring water from a trough in the arbour runs under the path to eventually feed the bog garden
The entrance to the shared garden
Witch hazel gives good autumn and winter interest
The pod-like seats were made by Brian Fell (his work can be seen at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park). The mill pond fed the first water powered mill in the Colne Valley.
In early spring the mill pond is full of wildlife and made noisy by the ducks and moorhens.
Rhododendrons and azaleas love our acid soil
The species rose, “Paul’s Himalayan Musk” grows over an ornamental plum tree
The hazel tunnel
The spectacular species nasturtium adorns the yew entrance to the tunnel
The other end of the tunnel looking towards the packhorse route
Bluebells in the picnic area (that can be made secure for pets)
There is an ancient bridge underneath the more modern one. It is seen here from near the picnic table.
The waterfall in full flood!
A guest left these buebell tears in the garden lady’s eyes
The secluded azalea garden next to the river
Beyond the hedge there is good sledging terrain in the shared garden
Can you spot the deer at the bottom of the garden?
The gravel border in June
Tree peonies are a late spring treat
Can you spot the heron? Sadly, not a single duckling of the 2 x 12 of this year’s hatchlings has survived!
Upstairs
A massive “Queen” roof truss and the Cape Dutch yellow wood ‘armoire’ are dominant features of this large living room
The glass topped table was made by the sculptor, Brian Fell
This Chilean wood carving about the slaughter of some beast is appropriately located in a former barn!
One of the 4 original paintings by Annabel Obholzer that are in the cottage
There is access to a private garden from upstairs, as well as from the hall downstairs
This fragile gilded mirror was completely intact after being transported from South Africa!
This solitaire game is too big a challenge for me, alas.
The log burning stove with its complimentary supply of logs for the first fire
Beyond the flowers is the door into the upstairs twin bedroom
The upstairs twin bedroom
The en suite bathroom to the upstairs twin bedroom
We always supply fresh flowers for our guests. Beyond the flowers is the door to the master bedroom
The ‘piéce de resistance’. English Georgian ie early 1800s, but imported from South Africa
It is extraordinary that it is all hand-carved, but on close examination you would find that replicated details are always slightly different
There are lovely woodland and garden views from the master bedroom
Plenty of cupboard space too
A final view of the amazing bed (that I inherited).
Hand woven cushions to tie in with the tapestry-like curtains and hand carved mahogany
The small en suite bathroom to the master bedroom
Further afield
Tyas Cottage is to the left.
The plaque on the packhorse bridge commemorates the death in 1917 of a soldier who knew this area
View from above the waterfall next to the packhorse route bridge
View of Slaithwaite from the packhorse route above Scout woods
Looking west from the packhorse route (up towards the moors)
The walk to Slaithwaite down Merrydale can be very muddy
If you were to walk up the valley from Slaithwaite you would reach this entrance to Merrydale hamlet.
Globe Mill in Slaithwaite is almost restored
Our nearest village, Slaithwaite
A view from the hump-backed bridge over the canal in Slaithwaite
Slawit’s Rumpus burger bar beef on the slopes of Merrydale
Wonderful moorland walks are nearby
Here, above Marsden, is the back of a curvilinear stone bench from which to enjoy a moorland view (and to recover from the steep climb to reach it).
Near Marsden, “Snow” is the first of the 5 poems carved into rocks at intervals on the 45 mile long ‘Stanza Stones’ walk. There are short family walks to each of them.
For the more intrepid, this wilder walk is about a 20 minutes drive away
